#include <stdlib.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
/* This code is based on Stevens Advanced Programming in the UNIX
* Environment. */
close(STDOUT_FILENO);
close(STDERR_FILENO);
+ /* Many routines write to stderr; that can cause chaos if used
+ * for something else, so set it here. */
+ if (open("/dev/null", O_WRONLY) != 0)
+ return false;
+ if (dup2(0, STDERR_FILENO) != STDERR_FILENO)
+ return false;
+ close(0);
+
/* Session leader so ^C doesn't whack us. */
setsid();
/* Move off any mount points we might be in. */